Yes, I'm clearly excelling in this rundown hole-in-the-wall while at constant risk of templar raids.
[ He's having a Great Time. (Not.) ]
The only reason people turn a blind eye is because I offer my services to those who need them. That makes me valuable enough to tip off if I need to make myself scarce to avoid being put to the sword.
[ Because at this point, he's not just a mage. An abomination has to be put down, no excuses. ]
[ Oh, gods, Astarion thinks, realization dawning on him. This place is just as shitty as Faerûn, or maybe even worse. There, he had only to worry about Cazador. Here, apparently, he has to worry about— fucking everyone. He worries his lip with a fang for a moment, the point of it digging into his skin enough to draw up a tiny pinprick bead of blood.
Ugh. He leans in, voice lowered. ]
And is there any chance your services involve plane-shifting?
[ That sharp healer gaze catches the fine point of that canine, the redness of those irises even in the dim clinic light.
Anders's eyes narrow. ]
Where are you from, exactly? And where are you trying to return?
[ Is this a spirit inhabiting someone and wanting to get back to the Fade? Odd transformation for an abomination, but it seems less awful than some of the other forms Anders has seen a mage take once possessed. Odd, since Anders can usually feel other spirits and abominations through his connection to Justice, that strange portal to the Fade practically broadcast in other beings. Not so much this elf. ]
Edited (why did i see i repeated a word as soon as i hit send oh my god) 2025-11-30 20:22 (UTC)
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[ He's having a Great Time. (Not.) ]
The only reason people turn a blind eye is because I offer my services to those who need them. That makes me valuable enough to tip off if I need to make myself scarce to avoid being put to the sword.
[ Because at this point, he's not just a mage. An abomination has to be put down, no excuses. ]
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Ugh. He leans in, voice lowered. ]
And is there any chance your services involve plane-shifting?
[ Get him the fuck out of here. ]
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Anders's eyes narrow. ]
Where are you from, exactly? And where are you trying to return?
[ Is this a spirit inhabiting someone and wanting to get back to the Fade? Odd transformation for an abomination, but it seems less awful than some of the other forms Anders has seen a mage take once possessed. Odd, since Anders can usually feel other spirits and abominations through his connection to Justice, that strange portal to the Fade practically broadcast in other beings. Not so much this elf. ]